yeshiva or yeshivah

yeshiva or yeshivah
ye|shi|va or ye|shi|vah [ jə`ʃivə ] noun count
1. ) a school for Orthodox Jewish students where they can train to become RABBIS (=Jewish religious leaders)
2. ) an elementary and high school for Jewish boys that teaches both religious and other subjects

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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